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Labour force participation rate in Germany

Latest: 60.6%
Previous: 60.9%
Change: -0.35 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Germany
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	58.2%
Dec 31, 1991	59.6%
Dec 31, 1992	59.1%
Dec 31, 1993	58.5%
Dec 31, 1994	58.7%
Dec 31, 1995	58.3%
Dec 31, 1996	58.0%
Dec 31, 1997	58.2%
Dec 31, 1998	58.2%
Dec 31, 1999	58.3%
Dec 31, 2000	58.0%
Dec 31, 2001	57.9%
Dec 31, 2002	57.8%
Dec 31, 2003	57.8%
Dec 31, 2004	57.5%
Dec 31, 2005	58.3%
Dec 31, 2006	59.0%
Dec 31, 2007	59.1%
Dec 31, 2008	59.1%
Dec 31, 2009	59.2%
Dec 31, 2010	59.3%
Dec 31, 2011	59.9%
Dec 31, 2012	60.0%
Dec 31, 2013	60.3%
Dec 31, 2014	60.4%
Dec 31, 2015	60.2%
Dec 31, 2016	60.4%
Dec 31, 2017	60.7%
Dec 31, 2018	60.9%
Dec 31, 2019	61.3%
Dec 31, 2020	60.5%
Dec 31, 2021	60.4%
Dec 31, 2022	60.8%
Dec 31, 2023	61.1%
Dec 31, 2024	60.9%
Dec 31, 2025	60.6%

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